Next Del Mar Foundation Talks event to be held Jan. 23

The Del Mar Foundation (DMF) will present Dr. Ryan Kastner, professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at UCSD, at the next DMFTalks event. On Tuesday, Jan. 23, from 6 p.m. -8 p.m. at the Powerhouse Community Center.Kastner will talk about his current research interests: hardware acceleration, hardware security, and remote sensing. He will be joined by several graduate students who will present their research.

Kastner is co-director of the Wireless Embedded Systems graduate program, a specialized master's degree targeting individuals working in local industries and a co-director of the Engineers for Exploration Program which pairs undergraduates in research experiences with domain scientists. He is the co-founder of the company Tortuga Logic that develops hardware security solutions based upon technology developed in his research group.